I have good intentions but - alas- I get into these wild cleaning up moods and PITCH out all my wonderful chocolate maps, etc. Not that I have the same class of ephemera! No, I pledge to put it all into my journal every day starting now! This is the journal into which I a going to draw each and every day. Starting now.

OUi, I have far too many treasures of my visits to Paris. Now I have found a place for them all. A marvelous woman in Cincinnati makes altered books and when you purchase them, she has lovingly tucked her many momentos of past trips to Paris in each one. I will be visiting her next week and photographing her. She is 90 years old! I can hardly wait to capture her making her delightful books. I am proud to have one of my very own. I am hoping to learn from her so that I might find a wonderful way to preserve my Paris momentos, rather than stashing them in a box somewhere!V

On KON OMOMA Justine you have good taste...RFI says:Kat Onoma, a five-strong group who hail from Strasbourg in Alsace, persist in being one of the most politically incorrect groups on the French music scene. Their vice ? Singing in English - which means national subsidies are basically out of the question ! Although Kat Onoma have not yet scored a great commercial hit with their ‘underground’ rock sound, many music critics consider them to be one of the best bands on the current French music scene.

I wish I had thought of this before your last trip to Paris, but the P. Herme watercolor you posted today made me think of the color-coded verrines at the little restaurant at the Bon Marche.They are sweet or savory, and quite colorful and delicious. I'm sure you would enjoy checking them out, and maybe painting them.

thanks a lot, I love this song (La Chambre) which gets played prettyoften on the radio I listen to (France Inter), but I never manage to pay attention to the title when they announce it (also just found out I can use deezer at work, yay!, though not youtube).This must be serendipity.

speaking of things "dans ma chambre" you might enjoy the CD by Mayane Delem titled Dans Mon Chambre...I found some of her songs from the CD on you tube, the songs are really good and the videos are clever. I really like "Manon des Fetes" and "La mare aux connards"

I am trying to find this CD or mp3 here in the US so if anyone knows of a good source I would appreciate it. Thanks!

Whew! I thought I was the only one who saved such momentos. I have an entire box of fabulous shopping bags from different stores (including several from PH, bien sûr!), and recently framed a collage of business cards from our trips to Paris. Because I did not have une carte de PH, I had no choice but to use the wrapper from the Plaisir Sucre we savoured one day.

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♥carol gillott♥

l'Ile Saint Louis, Paris, Ile de France, France

Hi I'm Carol Gillott,
My Mom taught me watercolors at 5. I'm still at it on l'Ile Saint-Louis In Paris. Subscribe to my watercolor Paris letters and maps on Etsy and enjoy a Parisian souvenir in your mailbox every month. Savor with a hot chocolate and croissant.
I paint Paris dreams.